JOHN HENRY

September 20, 1887 John Henry raced the steam drill outside the east portal of Oak Tunnel. He won , but, as the ballad says, "He drove so hard that he broke his heart."

“On the Trail of the Real John Henry” by John Garst from history news network.    https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/31137
John Henry (folklore) from Wikipedia     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Henry_(folklore)
"Oak Mountain Tunnel, Leeds, Alabama: Haunted ?" article by Matt Cuthbert https://www.al.com/goforth/2007/04/oak_mountain_tunnel_leeds_alab.html
Various songs about John Henry https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=John+Henry+Song+
John Jacob Niles - John Henry (1940)     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1DRB7oETWk